The Flood Warning continues for the St. Francis River near Patterson.* until Thursday evening.* At 10:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 18.0 feet. * Flood Stage is 16.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 18.5 feet by after midnight tomorrow. The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.

* Multiple rounds of rain, moderate to heavy at times, will increase the risk for areal flooding through the first half of the weekend.

* The main flooding concern will be along small streams and creeks that feed into already swollen rivers across the region. especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall. Elsewhere, elevated water levels in low lying and poor drainage areas may lead to standing water across some roads that typically flood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based oncurrent forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possibleFlood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should beprepared to take action should flooding develop.

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